[Verse 1] At the river line, the banners shook. Pharaoh came dressed like a wound in silk. Chariots coughed dust, horses bit the air. The men all looked for a god in there. The shield was gone, the hands went cold. The strong ones ran when the trumpet rolled. [Pre-Chorus] Rise, then break. Rise, then break. Every proud wall learns to shake. [Chorus] Carchemish fell down, fell down Carchemish fell down You said, "stand fast" but the ground split now Carchemish fell down, fell down Carchemish fell down I heard the cry from the north come loud (come loud) [Verse 2] No oil for balm, no clean escape. The daughter of Egypt could not outrun fate. The Nile kept moving like nothing changed, but blood on the sand said the names were arranged. Your mighty gods were cut to size, face in the dirt with a thousand eyes. So I learned your lesson in iron and flame: the hand that lifts can be brought to shame. [Pre-Chorus] Rise, then break. Rise, then break. Every proud wall learns to shake. [Chorus] Carchemish fell down, fell down Carchemish fell down You said, "stand fast" but the ground split now Carchemish fell down, fell down Carchemish fell down I heard the cry from the north come loud (come loud) [Bridge] [Breakdown] Call it doom call it dust call it mercy if you must The spear bent low the crown came loose the long old lie had no use Even the wind turned hard and thin when the Holy One stepped in [Final Chorus] Carchemish fell down, fell down Carchemish fell down You said, "stand fast" but the ground split now Carchemish fell down, fell down Carchemish fell down I heard the cry from the north come loud (come loud) Carchemish fell down Carchemish fell down I heard the cry from the north come loud (come loud)
